Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
19.3°C
3.5° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
45
38
44
51
47
51
51
55
66
44
35
37
28
20
19
13
11
10
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
25
ESE
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:13PM4.57m
6:19AM5.00m
6:47PM4.84m
6:51AM5.31m
7:19PM5.07m
Low Tide
00:20AM1.25m
12:46PM0.69m
00:54AM0.97m
1:19PM0.36m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:00
7:58
 mm
1
2
6
2
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
18
19
17
16
15
17
21
22
19
16
Feels °C
15
16
17
17
18
17
17
16
19
18
19
14
14
12
13
16
16
12
11
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